Senior Counsel – Commercial Contracts
Quantinuum
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including technology licensing, SaaS, scientific research and collaboration agreements, branding and marketing contracts, employment agreements, and other corporate transactions.
- Provide pragmatic, business-focused legal advice to internal stakeholders across commercial, technical, scientific, and operational teams, enabling the company’s growth and innovation strategy.
- Partner closely with the VP, Deputy Chief Legal Officer and wider legal team to manage corporate legal activities and transactional workflows across multiple jurisdictions.
- Support compliance programmes relating to technology controls, import/export regulations, data protection, and other applicable regulatory frameworks, ensuring legal and operational risks are effectively managed.
- Develop, implement, and maintain legal policies, templates, and standard operating procedures to improve consistency, efficiency, and risk management across the business.
- Deliver legal training and guidance to internal teams to support awareness of contractual obligations, compliance requirements, and best practices.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with business leaders, scientists, product teams, HR, and commercial functions to provide timely and strategic legal input on new initiatives and partnerships.
- Identify opportunities to streamline legal processes, improve contract lifecycle management, and support scalable legal operations during a period of significant company growth.
- Support brand protection activities, including trademark-related matters and marketing/legal reviews.
- Assist with corporate governance, risk mitigation, and broader legal projects as required.
Requirements
- Minimum 8-10 years of post-qualification legal experience
- US or UK Law Degree
- Admitted and registered as a solicitor in the UK or to practice in the US
Benefits
- Working alongside a highly talented team, with leading names in the quantum computing industry.
- Highly competitive package
- Equity
- 28 days of paid holiday (in addition to public holidays)
- Workplace pension
- Positive approach to flexible working
- Enhanced parental and adoption benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
commercial agreementstechnology licensingSaaS agreementsscientific research agreementsbranding contractsemployment agreementscontract lifecycle managementlegal policiescompliance programmesrisk management
Soft Skills
pragmatic legal advicecollaborationstrategic inputtraining and guidancestreamlining processescross-functional teamworkcommunicationnegotiationproblem-solvingleadership
Certifications
US Law DegreeUK Law Degreesolicitor registration in the UKadmitted to practice in the US